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Institute of Zoology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

In research, Institute of Zoology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,873 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,034
of 28,054 · #14,624 all time
Rank in Slovakia
#49
of 73
Research works
990
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Institute of Zoology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #6,873 of 7,800 10.9%83 #6646

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Zoology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Institute of Zoology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 51.7 works6.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6.18× its world share, 52 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.92× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.16× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.71× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.12× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.32× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Zoology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Erast Parmasto and Stanislav Kalúz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Zoology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Erast Parmasto Slovakia · #1,539,897 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Stanislav Kalúz Slovakia · #1,546,169 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Zoology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Zoology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Conservation, Invasive Species, Biogeography, Genetic Diversity, Habitat Fragmentation and Phylogenetic Analysis.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change28▲ 5.9×39 topics
  2. Biodiversity20▲ 15×17 topics
  3. Conservation15▲ 20×14 topics
  4. Invasive Species14▲ 18×18 topics
  5. Biogeography12▲ 25×15 topics
  6. Epidemiology10▲ 1.44×35 topics
  7. Genetic Diversity10▲ 12×11 topics
  8. Environmental Impact9▲ 3.1×18 topics
  9. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 23×5 topics
  10. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 15×8 topics
  11. Morphology7▲ 24×7 topics
  12. Biological Control7▲ 26×8 topics
  13. Food Security6▲ 6.6×9 topics
  14. Global Change6▲ 13×3 topics
  15. Phylogeny6▲ 22×13 topics
  16. Fish6▲ 86×1 topic
  17. Length-Weight Relationships6▲ 86×1 topic
  18. Ecosystem Services6▲ 8.4×6 topics
  19. Taxonomy5▲ 23×11 topics
  20. Molecular Phylogeny5▲ 19×9 topics
  21. Population Dynamics5▲ 11×10 topics
  22. Aquaculture5▲ 10×7 topics
  23. Microbiota4▲ 12×5 topics
  24. Genomics4▲ 8.4×4 topics
  25. DNA Barcoding4▲ 15×8 topics
  26. Plant-Animal Interactions4▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Pollinator Decline4▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Evolution4▲ 9.0×11 topics
  29. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 11×6 topics
  30. Freshwater Biodiversity4▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Symbiosis4▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Ants3▲ 46×1 topic
  33. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 5.2×10 topics
  34. Social Insects3▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Conservation Biology3▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Habitat Selection3▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Biodiversity Loss3▲ 34×3 topics
  39. Ecology3▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Metabolic Rate3▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Zoology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Plant and animal studies, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth.

Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 6 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 4 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecol…3Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 3 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…3Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 3 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 3 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…2Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksNeurobiology and Insect …2Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research: 2 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneticsWater Science and Technology5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 6 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  3. 3 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 3 works
  4. 4 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 3 works
  5. 5 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 3 works
  6. 6 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  7. 7 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 2 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  9. 9 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available48.8%not open51.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.6%domestic only50.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Zoology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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